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Table 4 Concentrations of SCFAs in the caecal and colonic digestae of NBW and IUGR pigsa

From: Intrauterine growth restriction alters nutrient metabolism in the intestine of porcine offspring

Index

Cecum

Cecum

NBW

IUGR

P- value

NBW

IUGR

P- value

Acetate, mg/kg

3767.4 ± 378.0

4414.4 ± 371.5

0.02

4340.1 ± 473.1

4574.2 ± 342.3

0.65

Propionate, mg/kg

2529.4 ± 203.8

3116.8 ± 197.1

0.01

2142.8 ± 171.0

2500.5 ± 160.0

0.03

Butyrate, mg/kg

1153.2 ± 229.6

1346.1 ± 162.0

0.04

1351.7 ± 186.8

1287.4 ± 161.4

0.52

  1. aNBW normal birth weight, IUGR intrauterine growth restriction. Values are means ± SE, n = 12